Asia Indonesia After a 7,7 magnitude earthquake hit Flores, the scientific community said consecutive major earthquakes, (like Venezuela, Colombia) are normal: global earthquake rates remain steady, averaging about 16 major earthquakes, magnitude 7 or higher, each year
Asia Taiwan Taiwan Lantern Festival has officially kicked off Sunday in Taipei, returning to the capital for the first time in 23 years with hundreds of lantern installations in the city's most fashionable districts
Africa Mauritius Mauritius was ranked among the 24 countries in the world considered to have 'full democracy' in the latest edition of the Economist Intelligence Unit's Democracy Index, and is the only state to be classified as such in Africa
Europe Switzerland A shortage of qualified staff is forcing Swiss hospitals to look across borders; for years, foreign care staff in Switzerland have accounted for 30-40% of the sector's workforce
Asia Turkmenistan In order to support Uzbekistan in a friendly and brotherly manner, the President of Turkmenistan has signed a decree on the free supply of liquefied gas to Uzbekistan
America Peru Despite the ongoing protests asking for a legitimate and elected leader, the state’s congress has rejected the possibility of early elections, arguing that it’s unconstitutional and dangerous due to the country’s current fragile state
Asia Uzbekistan A 1,3 MW photovoltaic plant has been put into operation at the Syrdarya thermal power plant, the press service of the Ministry of Energy said; it will save 750.000 cubic metres of natural gas per year
Oceania Micronesia President David Panuelo has said that Japan's transparency about its intention to release treated water from the stricken Fukushima nuclear power plant into the ocean has helped ease Micronesia concerns
America Grenada 15 March is the date set by Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell's congressional government to launch the "big Grenada Digital Transformation Programme"
Oceania Nauru The Naoero Museum received a donation of artefacts from the personal collection of Department for Persons with Disabilities Secretary Riddell Akua
Europe Luxembourg The country will invest EUR 790 million in nature protection to safeguard biodiversity amid warnings that habitats are threatened by the continued economic and population growth
Europe Poland Scientists from Warsaw University of Life Sciences intend to restore war-torn forests in Ukraine through a new project 'Restoring Recreational Potential of Damaged Forests for Human Well-Being in Post-War Ukraine'
Africa Zambia United Party MP for National Development donated mattresses and blankets to the Chaanga Combined Day School to improve sleeping conditions for pupils; government is converting the school into a secondary boarding school so that pupils can be accommodated
Asia Kyrgyzstan Approximately 45.000 crimes were recorded by law enforcement agencies in 2022, First Deputy Interior Minister Adylbek Biybosunov said during the annual review meeting of the Ministry of Interior